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The Lakeland Motor Museum nestles in the picturesque Leven Valley, at Backbarrow, close to the southern tip of Lake Windermere in the beautiful English Lake District.This thought-provoking attraction provides a perfect 'whatever the weather', all year venue, which entertains and enthrals all ages.Our free educational quiz helps pass on knowledge and understanding.We offer combined ticketing with Windermere Lake Cruises and the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Steam Railway.The museum's adjacent Cafe Ambio has a beautiful riverside setting and our welcoming gift shop is among the best of places to find the perfect present for any occasion.

About Lakeland Motor Museum

The Lakeland Motor Museum nestles in the picturesque Leven Valley, at Backbarrow, close to the southern tip of Lake Windermere in the beautiful English Lake District.This thought-provoking attraction provides a perfect 'whatever the weather', all year venue, which entertains and enthrals all ages.Our free educational quiz helps pass on knowledge and understanding.We offer combined ticketing with Windermere Lake Cruises and the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Steam Railway.The museum's adjacent Cafe Ambio has a beautiful riverside setting and our welcoming gift shop is among the best of places to find the perfect present for any occasion.

We paid a visit to the museum with my wife and youngest 12 year old daughter. Before entering the museum we decided to grab a bite to eat in the adjoining cafe, but beware it's not the cheapest place to eat, but it is very...More

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We loved our visit to Lakeland Motor Museum. What a fascinating place to visit. So much to see and well worth the entry fee and a visit to the cafe is a definite. My husband definitely enjoyed our visit and could tell me lots about...More

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This is such an interesting place, not only about motors but also about the industries that were here before. There is a separate exhibition devoted to Cambell's Bluebird ... a restaurant and gift shop. All so well presented.
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BluebirdC, Public Relations at Lakeland Motor Museum, responded to this reviewResponded 5 days ago

Thank you for your wonderful review and five star rating. We're delighted you enjoyed your visit to our museum and found it so interesting. We hope to welcome you again one day.

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Definately worth a couple of hours, you could spend longer! Nicely laid out, good exibits and supporting information about them, excellent donald campbell exhibition and great cafe if required. Good sizeable car park.

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BluebirdC, Public Relations at Lakeland Motor Museum, responded to this reviewResponded 5 days ago

Thank you for your wonderful review and five star rating of our museum. We're delighted you enjoyed your visit and hope to welcome you again one day.

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whilst in the Lakes we called in to the motor museum. WOW what a good choice, great displays of fantastic old cars, motorbikes, memorabilia etc there was everything for everyone. Some old hands on games for a very small sum and great fun. We then...More

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BluebirdC, Public Relations at Lakeland Motor Museum, responded to this reviewResponded 5 days ago

Thank you for your wonderful review and five star rating. We're so pleased you were so pleasantly surprised and enjoyed your visit so much. We hope to welcome you again one day.

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We went one afternoon whilst staying in The Lakes over Xmas. We walked over along the river and some lovely lanes and had a car back. It is a lovely ,well laid out museum to stroll around and their cafe is excellent with bothsome really...More

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BluebirdC, Public Relations at Lakeland Motor Museum, responded to this reviewResponded 5 days ago

We're so pleased you had such a wonderful day out and visit to our museum. Thank you for your lovely review and five star rating. We hope to welcome you again one day

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Absolutely marvellous. I normally whizz through museums but I took two hours. This museum is fantastic. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly. The two terrible reviews must have been talking about somewhere else.
Highly recommended.

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Thank you for your wonderful review and five star rating. We're delighted you enjoyed your visit to our museum. Thank you for highly recommending us and your lovely comments about our staff. We hope to welcome you again one day.

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A bewildering number of cars, motorcycles and motoring paraphernalia. Most of the exhibits were in pristine condition and reflected hard work restoring them. Entry included the Campbell - Bluebird exhibition.

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Me and my partner had come to the lakes for a weekend away. In the last day we went to the Lakeland Motor Museum. We thoughly enjoyed it. It was good value for money. Brought back memories for my partner.

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Thanks for the question. We receive a lot of visiting children, both families and schools who enjoy the Museum. We offer a free children's quiz which is well suited to this age range - children receive a medal for doing the... More

Thanks for the question. We receive a lot of visiting children, both families and schools who enjoy the Museum. We offer a free children's quiz which is well suited to this age range - children receive a medal for doing the best at the quiz, which follows the route around the Museum.

Hi, We welcome photography, and are happy to share visitors photos on our social media. Yes we like to know when it's for commercial reasons. I've answered the reviewer's comments in detail in their reply, but suffice to say... More

Hi, We welcome photography, and are happy to share visitors photos on our social media. Yes we like to know when it's for commercial reasons. I've answered the reviewer's comments in detail in their reply, but suffice to say you can't please all of the people all of the time, though we do try!